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Indian Geography (Gen. Studies)

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of peninsular rivers?

  1. They have a seasonal flow.

  2. They flow through open and graded shallow valleys with low gradients and little erosion.

  3. They have meandering tendencies, often shifting their beds.

  4. Most of these rivers can be said to have reached a mature state of development.


Correct Option: C

Hussain Sagar Lake is located in

  1. Jaipur

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Banglore

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Deserts typically receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year.

  2. Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15o and 30o north and south latitudes.

  3. Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards up to about 30o north and south.

  4. Mediterranean regions generally do not receive much rainfall in summers.


Correct Option: C

The state which receives the maximum rainfall due to northeast monsoon is

  1. Karnataka

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tamil Nadu receives the maximum rainfall due to northeast monsoon.

Which of the following is the longest canal in India?

  1. Buckingham Canal

  2. Sarda Canal

  3. Indira Gandhi Canal

  4. West Yamuna Canal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3). 

Name the river whose water is utilised by Kakrapara project.

  1. Mahanadi

  2. Tunghbhadra

  3. Damodar

  4. Tapti


Correct Option: D

Biosphere reserves are being threatened with

  1. rainfall

  2. pollution

  3. soil erosion

  4. population rate


Correct Option: B

Birth-rate means ________ population.

  1. births per 100

  2. births per 10000

  3. births per 1000

  4. births per 10


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?

  1. Brown soil

  2. Red soil

  3. Black soil

  4. Peaty soil


Correct Option: A

Which of the following soils, being highly leached, has/have a considerable concentration of iron oxides?

  1. Black or regur

  2. Laterite

  3. Red and yellow

  4. Both 2 and 3


Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. India has about 16,500 km of navigable waterways which comprise rivers, canals, backwaters, creeks, etc.
  2. The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) came into existence on 27th October, 1996.
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D

Which is the largest container port in India?

  1. Visakhapatnam

  2. Cochin

  3. Nhava Sheva

  4. Tuticorin


Correct Option: C

Which of the following actions does not cause soil erosion?

  1. Excessive ploughing

  2. Mulching

  3. Overgrazing

  4. Contour ploughing


Correct Option: D

Consider the following statements about the soil of India:

  1. High temperature during most of the year retards formation of humus.
  2. Soils which have humus require regular application of chemical fertilizers to remove nitrogen deficiency
  3. Titanium salts in basalt impart black colour to the soils of the Indian plateau.
  4. Red soils are confined to the peripheral areas of the Indian plateau.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1, 3 and 4

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 2 and 4


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

Which of the following languages do the people of Minicoy Island and Lakshadweep speak?

  1. Mahl

  2. Malayalam

  3. Tamil

  4. Tulu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Mahl language is spoken the most by people of Minicoy Island and Lakshadweep.

Which of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one state in India?

  1. Ajanta

  2. Sahyadri

  3. Satpura

  4. Aravali


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ajanta mountain range is a short mountain range which spreads within Maharashtra. Aravalli mountain range spreads in western India and eastern Pakistan. Satpura range is a mountain range that starts from the state of Gujarat and extends to Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

In which of the following states are the Shiwalik Hills known as Abor?

  1. Jammu and Kashmir

  2. Himachal

  3. Assam

  4. Arunachal Pradesh


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arunachal Pradesh

The average height of the middle Himalayas is

  1. 1828 to 3000 m

  2. 2000 to 3500 m

  3. 1500 to 2500 m

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Amarnath Caves are located in

  1. Himachal Pradesh

  2. Jammu and Kashmir

  3. Uttarakhand

  4. Sikkim


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a Biodiversity Hotspot in India?

  1. The Western Himalayan Region

  2. The Western Ghats

  3. The Eastern Himalayas

  4. The hilly ranges that straddle the Indo-Myanmar border


Correct Option: A

‘Sal’ trees are concentrated in

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Assam

  3. Bihar

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Sal’ trees are concentrated in Assam.

The material that comes out of a volcano at the time of eruption is in ___________ form.

  1. solid and liquid

  2. solid and gaseous

  3. solid, liquid and gaseous

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The first disaster management institute of India was in

  1. Nagpur

  2. Madurai

  3. Bhopal

  4. Dehradun


Correct Option: A

Singbhum, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj are famous sites for the exploration of

  1. bauxite

  2. iron ore

  3. coal

  4. manganese


Correct Option: B

India has fairly adequate reserves of gypsum, nearly half of which are in

  1. Chattisgarh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Jharkhand


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Rajasthan

'Lalimli Mill' is a town in

  1. Amritsar

  2. Faridabad

  3. Kanpur

  4. Ludhiana


Correct Option: C

What is the main cause due to which Uttar Pradesh has become the most important agricultural state of India?

  1. Good cultivators

  2. Good climate

  3. Large market

  4. Extensive fertile plain


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct answer is (4). 

‘Rally for Valley’ programme in India was organised to highlight the problem of

  1. environment degradation

  2. biodiversity

  3. resettlement to displaced people

  4. loss of agricultural land


Correct Option: C

Which of the following factors is mainly responsible for the rise in temperature of atmosphere?

  1. Increase in the atmospheric density

  2. Increase in the usage of renewable energy

  3. Increase in the amount of carbon dioxide

  4. Decrease in the atmospheric humidity


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Increase in the amount of carbon dioxide

In arid zone, wells are dug near the tanks. Why?

  1. For getting large quantity of water

  2. For reducing salinity of water

  3. For making water of tank useful

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
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